TWO members of staff at a family-run pharmacy in Craven Arms are celebrating after clocking up 40 years of service between them.

Both Mandy Price, 49, and Mary Lewis, 58, are marking 20 years at Lunts Pharmacies in Craven Arms.

And, across all four of its pharmacy sites in Shropshire, Lunts staff are celebrating a combined service of almost 200 years.

“My time here at Lunts has absolutely flown by,” said Mary Lewis, a registered dispensary technician.

“I found the job by chance 20 years ago when I was walking passed and saw the advert in the window.

“The timing was perfect as I had just been made redundant from my job. I remember being very nervous about applying for it but it has all worked out well.”

Mandy Price, who is also a registered dispensing technician, said it is like working on one big family.

Pharmacy counter assistant Michelle Pugh has also worked at the Craven Arms site for 13 years whilst pharmacist Margaret Clement has worked part time in the pharmacy for eight years.

Lunts Pharmacies was established in 1968 and employs 40 members of staff in total across its four sites.